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212 UTILITY MODE / SYNTH SETUP
The MIDI channel parameters provided here are essential to ensure proper com-
munication between the SY85 and other MIDI instruments.
2: MIDI 1 (CHANNEL PARAMETERS)
[UTILITY] → [SYNTH SETUP] → [MENU] → 2:MIDI 1 → [ENTER/YES]
F1
CS1
F2
CS2
F3
CS3
F4
CS4
F5
CS5
F6
CS6
F7
CS7
F8
CS8
Tch (Transmit channel)
Range: 1 … 16
Controls: [CS5], [-1] [+1], Dial
Selects the MIDI channel via which all SY85 data will be transmitted.
Rch (Receive channel)
Range: 1 … 16, omni
Controls: [CS6], [-1] [+1], Dial
Sets the MIDI receive channel to any channel between 1 and 16, or the
“omni” mode for reception on all channels. Make sure that the SY85 MIDI
receive channel is either set to the channel that your external controller is
transmitting on, or the omni mode.
DevNo (Device number)
Range: off, 1 … 16, all
Controls: [CS7], [-1] [+1], Dial
Sets the SY85 MIDI device number — i.e. the MIDI channel on which all
system exclusive data will be received and transmitted.
The device number is important for transfer of voice data and other system
exclusive data between the SY85 and other Yamaha MIDI devices — e.g.
another SY85 or SY-series synthesizer, a Yamaha MIDI sequence recorder such
as the QX3, etc. Bulk voice data, for example, is transmitted and received on
the channel specified by the device number. Make sure that the SY85 device
number is matched to that of other devices in your system with which such
data transfers will take place.